Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 366

drofgnal · 02-17-2021, 05:30 AM

My ebook addiction is down quite a bit. Thank amazon. Their deal of the day selection has been pretty horrible of late. That and I have a backlog of books to read. I don't even check daily anymore. I do look on Sunday which appears to be their best day for decent selections. I did recently pick up 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' got 1.99.

pdurrant · 02-17-2021, 06:40 AM

I do recommend setting up a wish list in ereaderiq.com rather than checking the daily deal.

(1) You won't miss things you'd really like when you forget to check
(2) You won't miss things you'd really like that are on offer but not in the daily deal
(3) You won't be tempted by things you don't really want just because they're in the daily deal.

issybird · 03-01-2021, 11:49 AM

The first-of-the-month reckoning:

I bought no books in February; I let a $1 digital credit expire as well as not taking advantage of the Spend $XX, Get $YY promotion at Amazon. This means I’ve bought three books on the year and I’ve turned things around with my TBR, going from a net gain to minus three.

My reality which I internalized last month is that the prices of the books on my wishlist never budge much. Moreover, I’m adding very little to it and overall, it’s got stale. Nothing is pressing. At this point, I’d fall for a 50% off coupon at Kobo, but otherwise it would have to be a drastic reduction in a wishlist price and history says it’s unlikely.

Anyway, that’s my hope and expectation. Getting a buyless month under my belt feels good; it starts to create a momentum of its own.

CWatkinsNash · 03-01-2021, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

I bought no books in February; I let a $1 digital credit expire as well as not taking advantage of the Spend $XX, Get $YY promotion at Amazon. This means I’ve bought three books on the year and I’ve turned things around with my TBR, going from a net gain to minus three.

Congratulations!

I cannot say the same. I first got the $5 credit from the Kindle January Challenge and then I did the Spend $$ Get $ last week.

BUT!

But, I used those most of purchases for books on topics I'm studying this year. I'm doing an independent learning project of sorts so I picked up some books for that. And one book was off my wishlist at 20% less than when I listed so I got that as well.

So yeah, not a great month in terms of restraint, but I do feel that my selections were carefully, consciously chosen so I'm feeling okay with that.

LDB · 03-01-2021, 02:29 PM

I got the $5 credit from the challenge. I have two cents left. If I had the $1 credit I'd get another 99c book and have 3c left. I don't count free or paid with credits though since they only take up virtual space and don't cost anything. Yeah, I'm weak or cheating or whatever but it's the actual money spending I care about and working on.

pdurrant · 03-01-2021, 04:18 PM

I bought five books in February. But they were all good buys.
And I've bought two already in March - two on my wishlist were in the Monthly deals at Amazon.

But I've also read ten books in February. So a net reduction.

It seems likely that my March buying will remain at 2, unless there's a really good daily deal.

It was giving up my regular subscriptions that has really made my TBR start to reduce.

Tarana · 03-01-2021, 09:54 PM

I have now deleted my account on Reddit. Takes up way too much of my reading/listening time.

Still bought too many books/audiobooks in February, although most met my criteria of current authors/series. Still above budget over the 2 months. Despite this, my criteria has helped me not to do worse. Focus..focus.

Yay Issy! No new books in February!!

PurpleStar · 03-02-2021, 09:23 AM

I’m going to try to not buy any e-books in March. I mean I have hundreds and I’m only reading 2 or 3 books a month. We’ll see how I do!!!!!

issybird · 03-02-2021, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarana

I have now deleted my account on Reddit. Takes up way too much of my reading/listening time.

Good for you!

Quote:

Yay Issy! No new books in February!!

Thank you! And I’m already roughly 3⅓% through March!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I’m going to try to not buy any e-books in March. I mean I have hundreds and I’m only reading 2 or 3 books a month. We’ll see how I do!!!!!

Don’t check sales or deals. If you don’t see it, you can’t buy it. And there’s always another sale.

ekbell · 03-02-2021, 10:45 AM

I bought no books in February as I had bought many more books then planned in January (sale on bundle). I had resolved to buy no more books until my TBR list is down to pre-January levels and to firmly delete all promotional emails without reading, so far I've not bought anything although I've not quite managed to delete all promotional emails without reading.

PurpleStar · 03-02-2021, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Good for you!

Thank you! And I’m already roughly 3⅓% through March!

Don’t check sales or deals. If you don’t see it, you can’t buy it. And there’s always another sale.

Good advice. I'm going to avoid looking at the Kobo Daily Deals and maybe avoid the Kobo store in general. If I spent as much time reading books as looking at books, then I'd get a lot more reading done!

Yes, there's always another sale and always another book (that I already have!)

LDB · 03-02-2021, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Don’t check sales or deals. If you don’t see it, you can’t buy it. And there’s always another sale.

I cancelled a couple of my daily emails that were either all sales/deals or almost all. That way I mostly only see free now which I don't count since it doesn't take any of my money, the key to me.

issybird · 03-10-2021, 07:20 AM

Day 50 without an ebook purchase.

DrNefario · 03-10-2021, 09:20 AM

Day 7 here.

Only 7 purchases, so far, and I'm quite happy with them except for the unevenness of genre. I've bought 5 fantasy novels, 1 SF novel and 1 non-fiction book. Since I try to avoid reading the same genre back-to-back, the 5 fantasy novels cover at least 9 books (and go into my most over-subscribed genre), and some of them aren't short, so that's probably over 2 months' reading.

I've already read the SF, which was easy to fit into the gaps, and the non-fiction will be my next non-fiction read. It's the fantasy books that can potentially pile up. Two were for a readalong, so I will read those imminently. One was a longstanding wishlist book that completes a set and went down to 99p, so is just about forgivable even if it might go into long-term backlog.

JSWolf · 03-10-2021, 09:52 AM

If you are trying to get your TBR pile down, do not get any of those book as audiobooks as they take longer to listen to then they would to read.

03-01-2021, 04:18 PM	#5481
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,665 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I bought five books in February. But they were all good buys. And I've bought two already in March - two on my wishlist were in the Monthly deals at Amazon. But I've also read ten books in February. So a net reduction. It seems likely that my March buying will remain at 2, unless there's a really good daily deal. It was giving up my regular subscriptions that has really made my TBR start to reduce. Last edited by pdurrant; 03-02-2021 at 01:43 AM.

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drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,242 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	My ebook addiction is down quite a bit. Thank amazon. Their deal of the day selection has been pretty horrible of late. That and I have a backlog of books to read. I don't even check daily anymore. I do look on Sunday which appears to be their best day for decent selections. I did recently pick up 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' got 1.99.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,665 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I do recommend setting up a wish list in ereaderiq.com rather than checking the daily deal. (1) You won't miss things you'd really like when you forget to check (2) You won't miss things you'd really like that are on offer but not in the daily deal (3) You won't be tempted by things you don't really want just because they're in the daily deal.

03-01-2021, 11:49 AM	#5478
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,378 Karma: 223034386 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	The first-of-the-month reckoning: I bought no books in February; I let a $1 digital credit expire as well as not taking advantage of the Spend $XX, Get $YY promotion at Amazon. This means I’ve bought three books on the year and I’ve turned things around with my TBR, going from a net gain to minus three. My reality which I internalized last month is that the prices of the books on my wishlist never budge much. Moreover, I’m adding very little to it and overall, it’s got stale. Nothing is pressing. At this point, I’d fall for a 50% off coupon at Kobo, but otherwise it would have to be a drastic reduction in a wishlist price and history says it’s unlikely. Anyway, that’s my hope and expectation. Getting a buyless month under my belt feels good; it starts to create a momentum of its own.

03-01-2021, 02:29 PM	#5480
LDB Baker Street Irregular Posts: 445 Karma: 9920853 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston suburb Device: Oasis 3, PaperWhite 5, Aura One, Glowlight Plus, Scribe, Sage	I got the $5 credit from the challenge. I have two cents left. If I had the $1 credit I'd get another 99c book and have 3c left. I don't count free or paid with credits though since they only take up virtual space and don't cost anything. Yeah, I'm weak or cheating or whatever but it's the actual money spending I care about and working on.

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Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,985 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I have now deleted my account on Reddit. Takes up way too much of my reading/listening time. Still bought too many books/audiobooks in February, although most met my criteria of current authors/series. Still above budget over the 2 months. Despite this, my criteria has helped me not to do worse. Focus..focus. Yay Issy! No new books in February!!

03-02-2021, 09:23 AM	#5483
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03-10-2021, 07:20 AM	#5488
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03-10-2021, 09:20 AM	#5489
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,109 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Day 7 here. Only 7 purchases, so far, and I'm quite happy with them except for the unevenness of genre. I've bought 5 fantasy novels, 1 SF novel and 1 non-fiction book. Since I try to avoid reading the same genre back-to-back, the 5 fantasy novels cover at least 9 books (and go into my most over-subscribed genre), and some of them aren't short, so that's probably over 2 months' reading. I've already read the SF, which was easy to fit into the gaps, and the non-fiction will be my next non-fiction read. It's the fantasy books that can potentially pile up. Two were for a readalong, so I will read those imminently. One was a longstanding wishlist book that completes a set and went down to 99p, so is just about forgivable even if it might go into long-term backlog.

03-10-2021, 09:52 AM	#5490
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,704 Karma: 130140792 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you are trying to get your TBR pile down, do not get any of those book as audiobooks as they take longer to listen to then they would to read.

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